What can I do with a degree in Life Sciences?
Why Warwick?
- Our graduates are some of the most targeted by the UK’s top graduate employers (annual Graduate Market report produced by High Fliers Research)
- Warwick is consistently ranked in the top 10 of major university league tables (Times and Sunday Times; Guardian)
- Employment destinations of recent graduates*: discoveruni.gov.uk/
What do graduate recruiters look for?
- A good degree from a good university
- Work experience
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities
- The ability to describe and articulate your unique achievements and skills
How does Life Sciences prepare students for the world of work?
Students studying Life Sciences gain many skills from their degree which are sought by graduate recruiters. In addition to subject-specific knowledge of biological systems and concepts, you will develop a range of practical and technical skills and learn how to use specialist techniques and technical equipment. A biology degree also develops Core Skills which are attractive to employers in all sectors. These skills include:
- Communication skills – through report writing and presentations
- Team working skills – through group projects and seminars
- Organisational and time management skills from managing competing priorities and deadlines
- Ability to confidently handle diverse data and to draw conclusions
- Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Skills in managing projects and processes
- Research and critical analysis skills
- Self-reliance and initiative
What do Life Sciences graduates do?
Sectors where graduates were working include:
- Science
- Technology
- Human Health
- Education
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- Financial & Insurance
- Marketing & PR
- Management & Consultancy
- Retail & Distribution
- Creative & Media**
Sample employers include:
- Accenture
- Allergan Biologics Ltd
- Anthony Nolan
- Ashfield Healthcare Communications
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Ernst &Young
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Institute of Cancer Research
- Intellectual Property Office
- Lloyds Banking Group
- L'Oréal UK and Ireland
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Teach First
- The Metropolitan Police Service
- The National Health Service
- The University of Warwick
- Unilever**
Further study:
29% of graduates who studied Life Sciences progressed into further study. **
Opportunities available at Warwick include:
Careers support from our professionally trained staff, opportunities to meet recruiters and attend events, help finding work experience and free careers support after graduation.
Derived from the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after successful completion. Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
*discoveruni.gov.uk/ includes information from the national Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after graduates complete their course. For some career paths, graduates need to gain relevant experience, often at non-graduate level. It may therefore take some graduates longer than others to secure a graduate-level job.